Amusement apparatus.



PAVTENTBD FEB. 19, 1907.

A. L. v-N. FLE-MING.

AMUSBMBNT APPARATUS.

APPLIOATXON FILED JAN.9, 1907.

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ATi-IUSEMENT APPARATUS.

Specification of Leners. Pmeni.

nnlictten ileti Janrnrv 9,1907. La 1 l'l-. 351.440.

ghenv and State of Penns.\.'l'vania. have invented certain new and nsenlI1proven'ents in An nserent .`1ppara1n. ol whieh the following :1fpff-ilifatiotL reifiei b1"- ing had therein to the atfeoi:.panjcingdrawin gs.

This invention relatev to :1.11` niet ent apparatus of thegravity-railwav class: and its printarf. ol'jeet is to p1"l ide askeleton spherieal strnetnre revolnntv supported on :111 int-lined axialsupport' and provided with trark\\'a v-' in eonhitnttion 'with :1stationnfv spiral trark and niean for revol'.'in '-r the A .furtherobieet ol tl invent ion is to pro vide a ear adapten to travel ontreadsdivided ny a ventral periphera-l lange t0 adapt laid wheela '1otravel on traeks oi' vanvinfg gage.

A further ohjeet ol the invention is to provide novel means foretl'ertin;r the revolntitn of the skeleton strutture and guiding thesaire in its rotaiwv nrovenent.

The invention eoatprirles a rirenltr :np- Dorting-tran'e. a revolnl-,leskeleton sphere provided with a spiral track, neans for revolviner saidsphere, a stationaiw' spiral track, and a ear or vehicle. adapted totravel on said tracks h v gravity.

rl`he construction of the inprm'e'rent will he fully describedhereinafter in eonneetion. with the aeeon1pan \'in5r drawings. whichl'orin part ol' this speeitieation. and it.: novel l'eatures w'ill be.delined in the appended clairs.

In the drawings7 Figj'nre l is a Side elevation of a structureeinho'ljving the invention. l"1

t I, tro-1: the top of whit-h projet-ta an inclined :l trat-ka, i

said ear `havingr wheels lin-.red with donlle pinion 15. nonnted uponthe shalt 1640i a L is a plan View showing the lower juni-titre g of theStationary track with the revolving' trat-k Fig. 3 is a. side elevation`on a reduced scale, showing the termina` ol the tracks. Fig. 4 is asirrilar view o1" the'jnneture of the tracks. Fig. 5 is a plan vier. othe upper jnnetnre olr the tracks. Fig. t) is a side elevation of a earetploved. and Fig. T is :1 rear elevation oll the saale.

stop the ear. rower gage than the track 2 te adapt 1t. to ttt A serif'aof standards l, lQnpported 0n the V ground an l arranged 1:1 enenlartorto, ('ong tween two of the standards 1 is a hase-Meek skeleton`Qphere projet* ele ol aoproxt ateljc orly-live degreea. and

learnt;r l, nithin whieh 1.1; snpt'mred a jonrnal :'1. Seenred to akeleto11spl1e1e (5,(:1111si5tineY olY a series ol parallel .rintl T,connected v longitudinal ribs N, 'lhe journal of the s tiierelro 11 at.an an- 11 ro dia :etriealljC opposite liaid journal tl1-.2 here iprovide-:i with dome t).

tandard tti iQ arranged etween two of the l'ra re--atandan/1%v iat :1point diaretricall \v opposite to -the hase-Hoek 3 with relation to the`pliere t3. Upon tnS standard 1() is supported :nt inelined hearing 1],through which tnvte1nl A the upper end ol` a shaft 12, the lower end olwhieh is supported in an inclined bearing-bloek 13, resting on theground t'elow thexphere. Upon the shalt l2. adjacent to its lower end.is fixed a lrevcl gen1 wheel 14, meshingf with a Level gear-- snil blenotor 17. hpon the upper end of the l1at't 1; is tronnted a groovedfrictionwheel 1S, whirh lrietionallj. engages' a ring 19, encirclingrthe sphere.

Two ot' th 1 andard 1 t111oppnz ite sides of the sphere are int-lined attheir upper ends 2t) to prin ide l@apports for grooved guide-puh. leysl21. whit-h engage the friction-ring 19 and serve to support the sphereand maintain the engagement of the ringdr with the. frictionwheel 1S.

\Vitl1`in the Sphere 6 is a spiral track 22, extending troia a pointadjacent to the lower axial Center of the sphere to a point within thedonze E). The ends of thin` track terminae adjarent to the ends of thestationary lrsek, so that the earn 25 will switch from the revolvingr tothe stationary track at. the top and bottom of the sphere.

At the lower terininns of the stationary track is arranged aswitch-track 247, having ita ends 5 turned np to serve as a guard toThis switch-track is of narthe inner tread-.nnl'aees 2G of the wheels ofi, the Car.

Vhe apparat1t v iS provided with a platform 2T, to which lead twoindependentst an'ways,

' one serving a; an entrance and the other as an exit.

'l'he exteriox 0lt the sphere is provided with a entering t lv an)isttitahle material, so that the inetior theteol'l is eoneealed, and theinterior may he provided with sub .able scenery, tunnels., or the like.

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l l l l Vl'hat- I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patfnt, is-

1. An amusmnont apparatus 'omprisinf 1r a revolublc sphere supportedupon an inclined axial support, a spiral trat-k supported without saidsphere, mvans for rtvolving Said splwro, and a stationary tracksurrounding said sphere.

2. Au anmsmnvut apparatus comprising,r a l revolublc skeleton splwrosupportod upon an i inclined axial support, a spiral trat-k .supportedwitliin said splato, ntvaus for revolving n said split-rv. a franusui-roundtripr said splwro,

and a stationary spiral trat-k supportvd by said frame.

3. An amv 'amont apparatus comprisingr a revoluliie skvleton spheresupported upon an inclinod axial support, moans for revolving' t saidsphere, a spiral track supported Within l the Sphere, a stationaryspiral track Sur- I rounding the Spluro, a friction-ring encirclingV tlmsplwrv. and friction-pulleys bearing` against Said ring.

4. An amustrnunt apparatus comprising a rvvolulilv splivro supportidupon an int'lincd i axial support, a :spiral trarl .\\'a supportedwithin said splitrc, an inclined shaft., a. motor gen1-ud to saidsiiat't. a friction-pulivy on said shaftv and a friction-ringoncirt'ling said splurev and vngaging said friction-gear.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature in tlul presence of twowitnesses.

